Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 13, 1928 Page: 2 of 4
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*■' Welcome Santa Claus
Do you remember, in those days
* M ay tac:k when—" how you used
t iwil your little notes to Santa
a 'cinj him for this, that and
the other thing and assuring him that
■ u were a "real good boy" and loved
your father and mother?
Santa Claus is fast approaching
now. And just as you welcomed him
as a kid, you should welcome him
now. Remember that Santa Claus is
a symbol of generosity, loving-kind-
ness and virtue. At this time, with
his advent so near, check up on your-
self. Have all your actions been wor-
thy? Kind? Intelligent? Have you
progressed or fallen behind in your
work and in youv spiritual growth?
Correct your faults, resolve to live
"to the highest in you, and when Santa
Claus comes you will be able to wel-
come him properly, knowing that you
have lived in such a manner as to mer-
it the benefits that he showers upon
you.
In this way you will receive, in ad-
dition to the love and respect of your
frierds and neighbors, a feeling of
self-respect that, once acquired, will
dignify and ennoble your entire life,
putting it on a higher plane and bring-
ing it nearer to the Divine.
Welcome Santa Claus!
I
Folly?
How Time changes the aspect of
things!
Alaska has been a part of the Unit-
ed States for 61 years. On March 30,
1867, this territory was purchased
from Russia. The average citizen of
the United States knows little enough
about Alaska. It might not be amiss
to mention several facts:
Alaska is so vast that it would cov-
er 23 states and the Western third of
Lake Superior if it could be picked up
bodily and placed all over the United
States proper.
Its fisheries return an annual
«mount of over $40,000,000, and it
has other vast industries. Since its
riurchase, its exports have amounted
to considerably more than $1,250,-
000,000.
The purchase of Alaska cost Amer-
ica $7,200,000. Time has shown it to
have been a very good purchase. Yet
1867 it was considered foolish, and
lie transaction was called "Seward's
Sally." because the Secretary of State,
V. H. Seward, advocated it.
VTRONIZE THE ADVERTISERS.
OttfLpud!
"A man has a right to control his
wife," says a judge. But then, she
might have a good "right" herself.
• • •
To be a bachelor in Italy, one must
be able to pay the government 100
lire a year. And yet they say money
doesn't bring happiness.
* • •
A British chemist says that in the
future much of our food supply will be
obtained from wood. Some of it
tastes that way already.
...
Americans spend $287,000,000 a year
for soap. There's no little boy in this
country who couldn't think of a bet-
ter use for all that money.
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Thieves stole a $400 painting from
the University of California, leaving
a Rembrandt worth $20,000 untouched.
Which shows the importance of edu-
cation.
• * *
Lea i.'i oss, famous pugilist, has
becom. dentist. Probably he will
prove . a very inexpensive one,
as lie or.?i <|o without anaesthetics for
hiii paticnU.
• * »
Two girls, sisters, had their wedding
ceremonies performed in an airplane
speeding over Baltimore. But then
they had to come down to earth, just
like all brides.
» « •
A French diplomat says the farm-
ers in America do more thinking than
any other class. Well, it does take a
lot of thinking to understand the var-
ious plans for farm relief that have
been formulated.
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He May Have A Hard Time Laughing That Uff
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Toledo, O.—(ANS)—Talk of Mod-
ern Youth! A speeding motorist do-
ing 35 miles an hour was chasing up
a Toledo road. When police caught
him, the speed demon proved to be a
12-year-old boy.
First Law:—"What are we going
to have this morning?"
Second Law:—(wearily)—"Roll call
mostly, it seemeth, old chap."
REAL ESTATE -
H. M. BARRETT
AUCTIONEER
FIRE, TORNADO,
AUTO AND LIFE
INSURANCE
B—O—N—D—S
-NOTARY PUBLIC—
Farm Sales
A Specialty
J. L. PYBUS
PLANING MILL
Manufacture all kinds of wood
Wood yard in connection with
Plant
Glass carried in stock.
SEE BEACON OFFICE FOR DATES pj|ONE 27.
PALACIOS
It's funniest aung, Cy,- you know J
could have. Sworn we would be able tx>
take up your relief nutter this session
but, the appropriation,bill,the. cruiser bill,
JSouklcJ Dim- cind the tariff arc ^ngtot&Ue,
up cU] my time and I'll be dog-gonPif J can.
See. now how ] Can. get di-ou-nA to you
before next, September "
DO DROP INN
CORNER COMMERCE & 5th STS.
ROOMS and BOARD
—MEALS 50c—
Mrs. Susie Sandusky
PROP.
BtFrank Crane Says
The Beacon will for some weeks
continue to publish the work of
the lale Dr. Frank Crane. Dr.
Crane recently paRsed away at
Nice, France. Before leaving for
Europe he had prepared a num-
ber of articles in advance.
ASTRONOMY AND
THEOLOGY
Astronomical studies and conclu-
sions will be found to have had much
to do with our theological theories.
Think of the different view of the
universe and its regulation taken by
people now and t'ivose that lived before
Corpernicus and Gallileo.
When David wrote, "When I con-
sider they heavens, the sun, moon and
stars that thou hast made, what is
man that thou art mindful of him?"
how much smaller a conception of both
the universe and man he had from
what we have now!
It must have a humbling effect up-
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TO THE MAN WANTING INFORMATION OR LANDS.
PALACIOS HAS BRIGHT PROSPECTS AND THE MAN WHO
WANTS TO SELL HIS LAND AT A FAIR PRICE AND ON
TERMS THAT ARE RIGHT SHOULD SEE ME NOW
on the vastness of the universe and
the smallness of the speck upon which
we live. All of these discoveries may
but increase our awe and reverence for
Him who made the universe, but they
alter our notion as to how He did this.
Victor Hugo, in his "Intellectual
Autobiography," wrote:
"The locomotive travels fifteen
leagues an hour. The hurricane trav-
els sixty leagues an hour. The cannon
ball travels seven hundred leagues an
hour. The locomotive drags, the hur-
ricane limps, the cannon ball is a tor-
toise.
"Let us bestride a ray of light.
This is to mount 4,000 times faster
than the cannon ball, 4,200,000 times
swifter than the hurricane, and 17,-
000,000 times swifter than the loco-
motive. It makes as you know, 70,-
000 leagues a second.
"Start. Light launches you from
the Earth to the Sun in eight minutes,
from the Sun to Occanus in four hours,
from Oeeanus to Centarus in three
years and eight months, from Centar-
us to the pole star in twenty-eight
years, and from the pole star to the
Milky Way in 108,000 years, and from
the Milky Way to the nebula of Canes
Venatici in 5,000,000 years. You have
not taken a step. The apparitions
of the universe will continue to loom.
Beyond the visible the invisible, be-
yond the invisible, the unknown.
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MYRON T. HERRICK
Born in the tiny town of Hunting-
ton, O., in 1854, Myron T. Herriak has
risen to great prominence by dint of
astonishing natural ability plus a tre-
mendous willingness to be of service.
His outstanding part in the work of
the World War, when he headed many
relief organizations, will not long be
forgotten. Those were hectic days,
and Myron T. Herrick spared himself
no labor.
Herrick was Ambassador to France
from 1912 to 1914, returning there in
1921 and has held the post continuous-
ly since. As Ambassador of France
from the United States, he is known
and admired throughout the coivilized
world.
After his education, Herrick became '
a prominent Ohio lawyer and business I
man, but soon turned to public life j
by becoming a member of the City \
Council of Cleveland, and playing a
prominent part in the service of the
National Republican Committee. He
held the office of Governor of Ohio
from 1903 to 1906.
Herrick's American home is in a i
small town, Chagrin Falls, O. This i
world-figure has received the Grand i
Cross of the Legion of Honor and
many decorations and honorary de-
grees. He has presided over such im-
portant bodies as the American Bank-
er's Association. To lis* all of his ac-
tivities and interests would be well-
nigh impossible.
Herrick has been a leader in every-
thing he has undertaken. His tact,
ability and wisdom as Ambassador to
France have been recognized every-
where. His career should be of inspir-
ation to everyone.
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Licensed Optometrist
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DENTIST
Member American Academy of
Applied Dental Science
Pyorrhea, Oral Prophylaxis and
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Southwest Rooms, Rutliven B"ilding
PALACIOS, TEXAS
DR. A. B. CAIRNES
DENTIST
OFFICEUPSTAIRS IN
SMITH BUILDING
Phone 51
Graduate of University of Buffalo, N.Y
Post-Graduate Northwestern Univer-
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Results in unusually swift accelera-
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On the indirectly lighted instru-*
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The new chromium plated radi.
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Kewly designed 4-wheel bra Lea,
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MOTOR
New sU-cylltider motor, valve-
ta-head type, fully enclosed.
New automatic lubrication of
rocker arm mechanism.
New fabric camshaft gear.
New heavier crankshaft stati-
cally and dynamically bal-
anced.
New hot-spot manifold.
New AC gasoline pump with
hlter, replacing vacuum tank.
New type AC air cleaner.
COOLING SYSTEM
New type thermostat coolina
syttem control.
New electric water temper-
ature Indicator on dash.
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
New two-heam headlamps with
toot button control.
New prismatic headlamp lenses.
New theft.proof Electrolock.
INew semi-automatic spark con-
CHASSIS
New self-adjusting, single plate
dry disc clutch. V
New smooth 3-speed trail*-
mission.
N!uVoHd shaft type Meeting
New flat type, slender rim steer-
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New and more complete Alo-
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